Re: Snort 3.0: STATIC_IPS_OPTIONS, STATIC_IPS_ACTIONS

[Russ <rucombs () cisco com>]

On 2/12/15 9:07 AM, Sancho Panza wrote:
> Hello,
>
> in ips_options/ips_options.c there is an array const BaseApi*
> ips_options[] that includes some options *always*, while others are only
> included if "configure" was previously run with "static-ips-actions"
> (#ifdef STATIC_IPS_OPTIONS).
>
> In a similar fashion, in actions/ips_actions.cc, there is an array const
> BaseApi* ips_actions[] that includes act_replace *always* , while other
> actions are only included, if STATIC_IPS_ACTIONS
>
> What's the reason for including some options always statically, even
> though the respective config switch is deactivated?
Some plugins are are explicitly referenced in the main code and must be 
built in.  Ideally we would have none of those cases, and many have been 
eliminated, but some remain.  More of those dependencies will be 
eliminated as we go.  In any case, that applies only to legacy code.  If 
you are adding new plugins, they can be built either way.
> Many thanks
>
> Sancho
>
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